popol vuh maya myth - module 2 Flashcards
what is the popol vuh
sacred book of the maya that their religion is based off of
protagonists in the popol vuh
the makers and creators or first father and mother
what are the stories of the popol vuh are based on
astromony
what are the roles of the first father and mother
they created the world,land sea and animals
how common are images of creation
in many sites there are images of the creation of earth
what were the first humans made of and the second ones
first = water and mud and earth
second = wood but had no souls or minds
story of the hero twins
there is an older and younger set of twins
the older ones are brought to the underworld and tricked and killed
the younger twins get the power of their fathers (the older twins)
they play the scared ball game, the twins are making to much noise cause they are too good at the game
lords of the underworld ask to play them and beat them and kill them
head of one of them is placed on a tree, the head meets a daughter and it spits into the hand of her and gets her pregnant
the younger twins are then born from her
these twins climb into the tree and become monkeys
goal of scared ball game
hit the ball through the hoop
how does the hero twin story continue
- the younger twins play the undergo
- everyday they play and everyday it is a 0-0 tie
the twins win
the twins learn to sacfrice an animal and bring it back to life
lords want them to do it to them
the twins kill them and then don;t bring them back to life so they can escape
re-animation
bringing something back to life
when finally humans are made what are they made of
white and yellow corn - represents the importance of crop in their culture
ritual decapitation becomes important why?
like corn u have to decapitate it for the corn to be reborn
what else is related to astonomy
harvesting and planting - the moon and sun determine the crops
